A whiskey cocktail is a cocktail that includes whiskey. Although whiskey is often served neat or on the rocks,[1] it is used in many classic cocktails such as the Old Fashioned, Manhattan, and Julep.[2] Some specifically call for Scotch whisky or bourbon whiskey.
One of the original whiskey cocktails, an old fashioned
Trios
- Blinker (rye whiskey, grapefruit juice, grenadine)[5]
- Rob Roy (Scotch whisky, sweet vermouth, Angostura bitters)[6]
- Boulevardier (Bourbon, Campari, sweet red vermouth)[7]
- Bourbon rickey (bourbon, lime juice, and sparkling water)[8]
- Brown Derby (bourbon, grapefruit juice, honey syrup)
- Hot toddy (bourbon or rye whiskey, cloves, demerara sugar or brown sugar, lemon juice)
- Gold Rush (bourbon, honey syrup, lemon juice)[9]
- Mint julep (bourbon, simple syrup, mint leaves)[10]
Other
- Cold toddy (rye whiskey, oranges, lemons, cinnamon sticks, ginger, Earl Grey tea, cloves, honey, and orange or regular bitters)
- Hard cider spritz (rye whiskey, Aperol, dry hard cider, apple cider, lemon juice, club soda)[11]
- whiskey sour (bourbon or rye whiskey, lemon juice, simple syrup, optional egg white)[12]
- Blood orange scotch and soda (Scotch, syrup, lime juice, blood orange juice, salt, club soda)[citation needed]
- Libertine (bourbon, simple syrup, rosemary, lemon juice, marmalade, maple syrup, orange juice, egg white)[13]
- Bourbon lift (bourbon, coffee liqueur, orgeat, heavy cream, club soda)[14]
- Old Fashioned (bourbon or rye whiskey, sugar, Angostura bitters)[15]
- Manhattan (bourbon or rye whiskey, sweet vermouth, Angostura bitters)[16]
- Scofflaw (bourbon or rye whiskey, dry vermouth, lemon juice, grenadine, orange bitters)[17]
- Double on the Rocks - typically a Double Shot of Whiskey w/ Ice Cubes in a Lowball Glass[citation needed]
- Whiskey Highball - Whiskey & Club Soda in a Highball Glass[citation needed]
